Chapter 17: Dynamics
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Presets for Built-In Dynamics
You can store and load dynamics settings as presets for
built-in and plug-in dynamics processors. Presets can be ac-
cessed from the control surface or on-screen.
To save or load a preset:
1
Adjust dynamics settings on a channel (if saving a preset), or
select an Input Channel (to load a preset).
2
Click the
Comp/Lim
or
Exp/Gate Presets
icon on-screen. (The
Presets icons are in the Inputs screen Dynamics section.)
3
If necessary, select the appropriate Presets folder by clicking
and selecting it from the
Folder
selector.
4
Do one of the following:
• To preview an existing preset, click its name in the Presets
window.
• To load the currently selected preset, press Enter or click
the
Close box (X)
in the Presets window title bar.
• To save the current dynamics settings as a new preset,
click
New
and enter a name for the preset file.
• To cancel without changing settings, click
Cancel
.
Side-Chain Keys and Filters
The built-in Compressor/Limiter and Expander/Gate support
side-chain triggering.
Key In/Out
The Key In switch toggles the key signal in or out of circuit for
the built-in Comp/Lim or Exp/Gate.
To toggle the side-chain key signal in or out of circuit, do one of
the following:
Click the
Key In
button in the side-chain controls of the
on-screen Dynamics section.
When the Compressor/Limiter key is in, it uses its own source
channel (Self) as the key source signal.
When the Expander/Gate key is in, it can be self-keyed or use
any other available channel.
Key Assign
The on-screen Key Assign selectors lets you select the
side-chain source for a gate (compressors are always keyed by
the channel signal) and its pickoff. The Key Source selector is
provided in the Expander/Gate controls.
Key Sources
The Compressor/Limiter is self-keyed. You can use any of the
following as the key source for the Expander/Gate:
• Self
• Any Input (Channel or FX Returns)
• Any hardware input
• You can also specify the pickoff source for the key signal
for input channels.
To select the key signal for the Gate on-screen:
1
Select an Input Channel.
2
Click the
E/G Side-Chain
tab in the Dynamics section to se-
lect the gate.
Built-in dynamics Presets buttons
Previewing a preset in the Presets window
Presets Comp/Lim
Presets Exp/Gate
Presets Folder selector
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